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[ { "role": "user", "content": "France's privacy regulator has ruled that Google Analytics is in breach of EU privacy law because it transfers personal data to the US. An unnamed website has been ordered to stop using the service to comply with the GDPR. An Austrian regulator also ruled similarly in January. While Google has adopted additional measures to regulate data transfers, they are not sufficient enough to prevent US intelligence services from accessing the data." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "French privacy regulator rules against use of Google Analytics" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "Tesla suffered a complete network outage earlier. Its internal systems were down and customer connectivity features were not accessible. Staff were not able to process deliveries and orders during the outage. Starting from 11:00 AM EDT, customers could not connect to their cars using the mobile app. The Tesla webpage was returning an error beyond the main page. Tesla's energy products were also affected. The outage appeared to be global. Owners could still access and use their cars despite the connectivity issues. This isn't the first system-wide outage at Tesla, but occurrences are rare." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "Tesla suffers complete network outage, internal systems and connectivity features down" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "France has now seen three weeks of labor strikes over pension reforms. These strikes have halted trains, subways, the national economy, and Amazon. A strategic pre-holiday attack on Amazon left a facility without power on December 22. The facility was set to ship 50,000 packages that night. A local branch of the General Confederation of Labor union (CGT) claimed responsibility for the attack. Power to the facility was cut between midnight until early morning. French protestors have targeted other public buildings and big businesses with power cuts and some households have been affected. Some of these power cuts have affected doctors performing surgeries, raising concerns about the dangers of the attacks and causing some groups to consider legal action against the CGT." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "A French union cut power to an Amazon facility in support of workers" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "Canadian startup Geometric Energy Corporation has announced a partnership with SpaceX to launch a digital billboard into orbit. The advertisement satellite will have a massive screen on one side where people can bid to have images displayed. Anyone will be able to purchase digital advertising space through a bidding process. There will be five tokens available that determine how the ads are displayed. SpaceX has yet to comment on the partnership." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "SpaceX Launching Satellite to Display Billboard Ads in Space" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "Tesla's stock dropped 7.1% after news broke that federal prosecutors had opened a criminal probe into Elon Musk's tweet claiming that he had \"funding secured\" to take the company private at $420 a share. The Justice Department is running the criminal investigation in tandem with a civil fraud probe by the Securities and Exchange Commission of Musk's comments. The SEC's rule 14e-8 basically prohibits publicly traded companies from announcing plans to buy or sell securities if executives don't intend to follow through, don't have the means to complete the deal or are flat out trying to manipulate the stock price. This is the law that Elon Musk may have broken with his \"funding secured\" tweet on August 7th." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "Tesla says Justice Department requested documents on CEO Musk's take-private tweet" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "User Choice Billing will be tested in European Economic Area countries, Australia, India, Indonesia, and Japan." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "Google Play opens developer sign-ups for third-party 'User Choice Billing'" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "The placenta is a temporary organ that serves as a baby's lung, its waste-disposal system, and its nutrition source. It allows for two human beings that are genetically different to live in one body, without one destroying the other. The organ is estimated to have evolved about 150 million to 200 million years ago. An analysis of the protein used by the placenta to fuse into the uterus shows that the DNA used to make it actually came from an ancient retrovirus. It is likely that a viral infection hundreds of millions of years ago resulted in the passing on of the DNA that eventually created placentas." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "How the placenta evolved from an ancient virus" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "Directus, the leading open-source data platform, has released Flows, an event-driven automation system for creating custom data workflows. This new feature of Directus Studio enables developers to quickly automate alerting, data transformation and synchronization, service integration, and more. Did we mention there’s a free forever Community Cloud? Go check Directus out" }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "The fastest-growing open data platform adds support for event-driven workflows" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "Researchers from Israel have reported that seriously ill Covid-19 patients treated with a relatively unknown cancer drug made full recoveries within five days of treatment. Out of 30 patients treated, 29 showed significant improvement within two days. EXO-CD24 was developed as a cure for certain types of cancer. It fights the cytokine storm that is believed to be responsible for many Covid-19 related deaths." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "Israeli hospital says it may have found Covid-19 cure as all treated patients make full recovery" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "This article tells the story of Pebble and why it failed. Pebble was a company that made a smartwatch that raised over $10 million on Kickstarter in 2012. The company sold 2 million watches over the next few years and did well over $230 million in sales. Pebble failed to create a sustainable business and sold parts of its business to Fitbit at the end of 2016." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "Why Pebble failed" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "Apple announced a new version of the iPhone SE, a new desktop Mac, an external monitor, and more at its Peek Performance event. The new iPhone SE, which will launch on March 18, has 5G and will start at $429. Apple's new 27-inch 5K Studio Display costs $1,599 and can reach up to 600 nits of brightness. The display will support P3 wide color and work with macOS's TrueTone feature. The Mac Studio is similar to a Mac Mini but aimed at creative professionals. Customers will be able to choose between an M1 Max version starting at $1,999 or an M1 Ultra version starting at $3,999. More details about the announcements from the event are available in the article." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "The 7 biggest announcements from Apple’s Peek Performance event" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "Google contract workers employed by HCL America voted to unionize with the United Steel Workers, organizing under the name Pittsburg Association of Tech Professionals. HCL has been active in discouraging contractors from unionizing. Google has stated that it will continue to partner with HCL. Many HCL employees are concerned that they are paid less than Google staffers and receive fewer benefits, with almost no job security, despite completing similar work. Contracted workers are usually unable to discuss their work or pay. There have been more instances of tech workers supporting unionization within the last year." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "Google Contractors Officially Vote to Unionize" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "The line between life and death has been blurred by recent research, where scientists were able to revive the cells in dead pig’s brains and keep them alive hours after death. Brain death was thought to occur 15 minutes after the organ stops receiving oxygen, but the scientists saw signs of life in brains that had been ‘dead’ for more than four hours, after hooking them up to a special system called BrainEx. BrainEx supplied the brains with oxygen, nutrients, and protective chemicals. While the cells showed signs of life, brain monitors showed no signs of activity, indicating that there was no consciousness. As the lack of consciousness was chemically induced, it may be possible that the brain activity could have been restored, but researchers did not want to cross that line." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "Scientists: We kept pig brains alive 10 hours after death. Bioethicists: “Holy shit.”" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "ZeroAvia has revealed the largest zero-emissions plane to ever fly without support from fossil fuels. It has been testing the technology over the past year and plans to supply its hydrogen-fueled electric powertrain to planes with as many as 20 seats on flights up to 500 miles long. The aviation industry is responsible for almost 900 million metric tons of CO2 emissions a year. Other attempts at creating emission-free plane engines use batteries to store electric power, but ZeroAvia chose to use hydrogen, as a system based on hydrogen fuel cells is around four times more energy-dense as the best batteries currently available. Hydrogen-fueled planes for short flights are cheaper, more efficient, and require less maintenance. Longer flights are possible with liquid hydrogen storage, but further safety testing and certification is required before it becomes a reality." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "This plane can fly 500 miles, powered entirely by hydrogen" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "Elon Musk sent out two tweets regarding SpaceX's Mars Base Alpha. The first was a digital rendering of what Mars Base Alpha might look like, and in the second he said that the base would probably be built by 2028." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "SpaceX CEO Elon Musk lays out ambitious deadline for BFR-built Mars Base Alpha" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "Chloroquine and hydroxychloroquine have been praised in daily press briefings as potential coronavirus cures. There is no proven cure or vaccine for the coronavirus. The drugs are normally used to treat malaria, lupus, and rheumatoid arthritis. Early studies have provided mixed evidence for the effectiveness of the drugs and they carry risks such as vision problems or cardiac arrest. Some doctors have hoarded the drugs by writing prescriptions for themselves or for their families. Texas, Louisiana, Ohio, North Carolina, and other states have issued rules limiting prescriptions. The FDA has now approved the drugs for hospitalized patients. Non-pharmaceutical forms of the drugs can cause serious health consequences, including death." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "FDA Approves Anti-Malarial Drugs Chloroquine And Hydroxychloroquine For Emergency Coronavirus Treatment" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "ReadyTal is the easy way to hire vetted, English-speaking developers from around the world. Every developer on our platform has passed rigorous coding challenges to verify their skillset. Find the most qualified candidates through our streamlined process, grow your team with ReadyTal. Learn more." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "Hiring qualified remote software developers just got easier" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "This article contains a list of resources for developers. Sections include Fonts, Icons, Animations, Youtube Channels, and more." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "Awesome Developer Resources" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "Data from Nielsen showed that streaming captured 34.8% of viewership in July, while cable accounted for 34.4% and broadcast 21.6%." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "Streaming outperforms both cable and broadcast TV for the first time ever" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "Harvard has created a Harvard Ambulatory Microrobot the size of a penny that can run at speeds of 13.9 body lengths per second. HAMR-JR was built as a test to see whether the origami-style manufacturing process used to make it could produce robots of all different scales. The design of HAMR-JR is exactly the same as the one used in its predecessor, HAMR, but scaled down. Photos and videos of the robots are available in the article." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "Harvard shrank its insect-inspired microrobot to the size of a penny" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "Facebook doesn't want its hardware to be at the mercy of Google and its Android operating system, so it has started to develop its own operating system from scratch. Using its own OS, Facebook will have more control over social features and privacy. One possibility is that a custom OS may be developed specifically for augmented reality. Facebook's previous attempts at developing its own custom OS have failed. A new office for the AR/VR team will house around 4,000 employees and allow the public to come to play with Facebook's augmented reality and virtual reality products. Facebook is considering implementing a retail space so people can also purchase devices. It has been focusing heavily on hardware, as it aims to keep up with new technologies in order to continue to data-mine." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "Facebook is building an operating system so it can ditch Android" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "This year's top YouTube earner was 8-year-old Ryan Kaji, with $26 million. Kaji's channel debuted in 2015 and has now grown to 23 million subscribers. Videos with children in them average almost three times as many views as other types of videos. 81 percent of parents with children 11 or younger let kids watch YouTube. YouTube's top ten earners brought in a total of $162 million last financial year. Stars can earn extra income through sponsorships and other media deals. YouTube is working to limit revenue possibilities for children's channels as part of an agreement with the FTC for allegedly violating the Children's Online Privacy Protection Act." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "The Highest-Paid YouTube Stars of 2019: The Kids Are Killing It" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "China has accused Apple of endorsing and protecting protestors in Hong Kong because of an app in its App Store that tracks the movement of police in the city. HKmap.live is an app that crowdsources the location of police and anti-government protestors and displays the information as hotspots on a map. It was originally rejected by Apple, but the decision was reversed and it was approved on October 4. The app is the most downloaded app in the iOS App Store under the Travel category for Hong Kong. People's Daily, a Chinese Communist party mouthpiece, has criticized Apple's decision to distribute the app and allowing an unofficial anthem sung by protestors to be available for download in the Apple Music store. The protests are now in their 18th week. China has targeted other foreign companies over their support of Hong Kong's protestors, including NBA's Houston Rockets and Tiffany & Co." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "'Protecting rioters': China warns Apple over app that tracks Hong Kong police" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "Apple just announced updates to its iMacs, iPad Pros, Apple TV, iPhones, and Podcast app. It also finally unveiled its long-rumored AirTag tracking device, which will launch at the end of the month. The new iMacs and iPad Pros will feature Apple's M1 chipset, providing significant performance improvements to both devices. The Apple TV will be powered by the A12 Bionic chip. It has a redesigned remote with a five-way click pad and an iPod-like scroll wheel. The iPhone 12 and iPhone 12 mini are getting a new purple color option. Apple's Podcast app has been redesigned, with options for paid subscriptions now available." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "Here’s everything Apple announced at its ‘Spring Loaded’ event today" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "Alexa will now be able to proactively act on Hunches thanks to its latest update. Amazon's device has been able to sense habits and ask about them since 2018, but it had to ask for permission before acting. Users will be able to select the types of Hunches that Alexa can complete on its own. Amazon is also rolling out a security subscription service and an energy dashboard for the Alexa app. A one-minute video from Amazon about proactive Hunches is available in the article." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "Amazon’s Alexa can now act on its own hunches to turn off lights and more" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "The UniWave 200 is a sea platform that uses an artificial blowhole to create air pressure changes to drive a turbine and feed energy back to shore." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "Blowhole wave energy generator exceeds expectations in 12-month test" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "Frontend Bootcamp is a two-day workshop created by Microsoft that will teach the basics of frontend development through building a working web app. The course is designed to be accessible by anyone but previous experience with programming and web technologies is recommended. The first day will focus on fundamentals such as HTML, CSS, and JavaScript, and the second day will be on advanced topics such as TypeScript, testing, and state management. The project is still under development." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "Frontend Bootcamp" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "Scientists have created a strain of E.coli that consumes carbon dioxide instead of sugars or other organic molecules. The bacteria could eventually be used to make organic carbon molecules that could be used as biofuels or to produce food. Early attempts to make E.coli consume carbon dioxide were only partially successful, but after cultivating genetically modified bacteria in low-sugar, high carbon dioxide environments, the bacteria eventually evolved a strain that could use carbon dioxide as its sole source of food. It still prefers sugars if given the choice, and it grows much slower than normal E.coli. The switch to making E.coli consume carbon dioxide required changes in 11 genes. Scientists will continue to cultivate the bacteria in order to try to speed up its growth process." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "E. coli bacteria engineered to eat carbon dioxide" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "A team of physicists has outlined a new way to create antimatter by reproducing the conditions near a neutron star using lasers. Antimatter is like regular matter except that its particles have the opposite charge. Much is still unknown about it due to its scarcity and instability. The new method involves firing two powerful lasers at a plastic block in a pincer motion, causing clouds of electrons to shoot off and collide with electrons coming the other way from the other laser. This causes a reaction that creates antimatter, which can then be focused using magnetic fields. The concept has yet to be tested, but simulations show that the principle is feasible." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "Laser pincers generate antimatter by recreating neutron star conditions" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "Tesla plans to open its Supercharger network to non-Tesla electric vehicles in the US in late 2022. Elon Musk has been talking about opening up the network to other companies' EVs for years. Tesla has been allowing non-Tesla EVs to use its Supercharger plugs in several cities in Europe as part of a limited pilot program. Non-Tesla vehicles will need an adapter to access Tesla Superchargers in North America." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "Tesla will open up Superchargers to non-Tesla electric vehicles in the US later this year" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "Apple is suing NSO Group, seeking a permanent injunction to ban the firm from using Apple software, services, or devices. NSO Group is an Israeli firm that sells software that allows the user to hack iPhones and read the data on them. It sells its software to government agencies and law enforcement, allowing them to surveil anyone through a zero-click attack that is delivered through a text message. Meta is also separately suing NSO Group, alleging that it helped hack users through WhatsApp." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "Apple sues company known for hacking iPhones on behalf of governments" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "BitClout is a decentralized social network that tokenizes its personalities. Every BitClout account is tied to a 'coin' that changes in value depending on how many people use it, allowing users to monetize themselves. The company created 15,000 profiles based on popular Twitter personalities without asking for anyone's permission. Users who want to claim their profiles need to publicly tweet that they have joined BitClout. The company was criticized for using people's profiles without permission. This, in addition to other controversies, has unnerved some investors." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "Inside BitClout, the Dystopian Social Network with Big Backers and Vocal Critics" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "Docker Security: Free eBook + Video Series Learn how to audit and secure the Docker platform in this comprehensive guide authored by HackerSploit. Download the eBook and you'll also get access to the accompanying 9-episode video series. Download instantly -- no registration required." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "Docker Security: Free eBook + Video Series" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "Elon Musk announced that Tesla has received almost 150,000 orders for its new Cybertruck. Tesla shares had dropped 6.1 percent after the Cybertruck's unveiling due to an embarrassing hiccup. The windows of the truck were shattered while Musk was demonstrating its durability. Tesla has done no advertising or paid endorsements for the truck, with the demand coming only from its unveiling. No date has been given for Cybertruck's release. Its design has been a topic of concern for some analysts. The development of a pickup truck means that carrying heavier loads over long distances using battery technology is now practical." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "Cybertruck: Tesla truck gets 150,000 orders despite launch gaffe" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "Images from Pluto taken by NASA's New Horizons spacecraft reveal an icy and cracked landscape and what could be signs of a hidden ocean. It has cracks deeper than the Grand Canyon scar at the surface and icy volcanoes taller than Mount Everest. New images of Pluto won't be available for at least another 30-40 years, assuming a spacecraft is sent soon. A selection of the images, as well as a 2-minute video showing a virtual reconstruction of the dwarf planet, is available in the article. The article discusses the structures on Pluto, such as its icy bladed terrain and underground ocean, and how they may have formed." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "Pluto’s dark side spills its secrets — including hints of a hidden ocean" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "Anchor is a Spotify-owned app that now allows podcasters to turn their video chats and virtual hangouts into podcast-ready audio. It works with a range of video chat platforms and will also support any .mp4 or .mov file that is uploaded to the service. Anchor allows users to split, trim, and add other edits to audio. It has a built-in library of background music, interludes, sound events, and voice recordings available for use. The service will host podcasts and distribute episodes to all major podcast platforms." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "Spotify-owned Anchor can now turn your video chats into podcasts" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "SpaceX has posted a job for a 'Resort Development Manager' to be based out of Brownsville, a town near its Boca Chica test and development site. The company is looking to turn Boca Chica into a 21st-century spaceport. Elon Musk has previously revealed plans to build floating spaceports for both interstellar and point-to-point Earth travel. SpaceX plans to offer orbital return flights to paying customers using Space Dragon. Space Dragon is in the final stages of human flight certification and SpaceX could be offering private trips as early as next year." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "SpaceX reveals plans for a Texas spaceport resort in new job ad" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "Scientists from MIT have discovered evidence that the mammalian brain stores single memories across a widely distributed, functionally connected complex spanning many brain regions. Storing memories across many regions could make them more efficient and resilient. It could allow brains to remember events even if a few regions are impaired. The findings imply that targeting memory cells in undamaged regions of the brain could restore memory function in some cases of memory impairment." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "A single memory is stored across many connected brain regions" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "Israeli researchers have identified the precise molecular details of the brain's hunger switch, making it possible to design targeted drugs to suppress appetite without the adverse side effects of current treatments. Pharmaceutical companies have been racing to make drugs to manipulate the switch, but current drugs bind with several receptors, causing undesired side effects. While the research was based on people with a genetic condition affecting the switch, the results could benefit the general population of people struggling with weight loss." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "Israeli scientists say they’ve paved way to turn off the brain’s ‘hunger switch’" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "Doctors in the US have used CRISPR to treat a patient with Sickle cell, a disease that affects millions of people around the world. It will still be a few months before the treatment is deemed safe and can be assessed for effectiveness. Cells from the patient's own bone marrow were genetically modified with CRISPR to make them produce a protein that is usually only made by fetuses and babies. The theory is that the protein will compensate for the defective proteins that cause sickle cell disease. Trials of the new treatment are being conducted on more patients across eight sites in the US, Canada, and Europe. While the treatment shows promise in the lab, this may not be the case in real-world scenarios." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "In A 1st, Doctors In U.S. Use CRISPR Tool To Treat Patient With Genetic Disorder" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "Eternal Terminal is a remote shell that reconnects without interrupting the session. It is heavily inspired by ssh, autossh, and mosh. While mosh provides the same core functionality as ET, it doesn't support native scrolling nor tmux control mode." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "Eternal Terminal" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "This repository contains links to personal blogs written by people in tech. From automation to web development, these blogs contain a ton of information to keep you up to date on the latest developments in technology. As well as providing technical information, the blogs also tell a story of the personal and professional development of the writers, with many writers posting thoughts and reflections on their careers." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "Awesome Personal Blogs" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "Microsoft dropped support for Internet Explorer in 2021. After this, many other companies started dropping support for the browser. For years, Internet Explorer was the support baseline for many tools. Now that it is gone, the new baseline is low-spec Android devices for performance, Safari for Web Standards, and 4G for networks. This article discusses the support baseline for modern web development, exploring the state of technology to find the best way to optimize website performance." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "The baseline for web development in 2022" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "Google has updated its augmented reality models on Google search with Halloween-themed options. There is now a dancing skeleton, costumed animals, ghosts, and more. Users can find the feature on their mobile devices by searching 'Halloween' on the Google search app or in the browser and selecting 'Summon up a 3D ghost' at the prompt. Some examples of the models are available in the article." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "Google brings Halloween to life using augmented reality" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "The Large Synoptic Survey Telescope camera will image the southern sky one parcel at a time." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "The World’s Largest Camera Is Nearly Complete" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "People have protested against tech workers in Silicon Valley in the past. Now that many tech workers are no longer required to head into offices for work, a lot of them are choosing to leave the area. Some companies have plans to reopen offices in 2021, so it is too early to tell how large the impact the switch to remote work is yet. Tech workers feel unwelcome in the area and it is expensive to live there. Leaked audio from a recent all-hands meeting at Google suggested that the company might be considering taking a similar approach to Facebook and becoming more flexible about remote work over the next 10 years." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "Byte flight" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "Dyson revealed secret robot prototypes at the International Conference on Robotics and Automation in Philadelphia. The prototypes included a robot arm with soft graspers and vacuum attachments. Dyson has been refitting an aircraft hanger in England for its robotics research. It has hired 250 robotics engineers and has plans to hire 700 more in the next five years. Dyson's goal is to create the UK's largest and most advanced robotics center and to bring the technology into homes by the end of the decade." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "Dyson has been secretly building robots" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "Apple is releasing a new Tap to Pay feature for the iPhone that allows people to receive payments. The feature turns iPhones into point-of-sale terminals without any extra hardware. It uses the iPhone's NFC ship to accept Apple Pay and most contactless credit cards. The feature will be accessed through third-party apps. Stripe and Shopify will be among the first to integrate the feature later this year." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "Apple announces a way to buy stuff by tapping iPhones together" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "Samsung has introduced a matte version of its The Frame TV. The display makes artwork look almost like it is on canvas. The Frame comes in sizes ranging from 43 to 85 inches. All displays feature a 4K resolution and displays over 55 inches will have a 120Hz refresh rate. Pictures of the new matte The Frame display are available in the article." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "It’s hard to believe Samsung’s new, matte The Frame is actually a TV" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "Amazon's yet-unnamed Lord of the Rings original series will debut on Prime Video on September 22, 2022. The series will take place thousands of years before the events of The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings. It will feature characters both familiar and new. The series was filmed in New Zealand, with fans speculating that it will be set in Valinor. It reportedly cost around $465 million to produce the first season. The official first image from the series is available in the article." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "Amazon’s Lord of the Rings series will premiere in September 2022" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "A Chinese philanthropist and his company, New South, have set their sights on Kenya in their mission to eradicate malaria. The company produces medicine that combats malaria and wants to make the world know that Chinese medicines are of high quality and not inferior. It aims to use a Mass Drug Administration approach, where antimalarial medication is given to everybody in an area all at once to combat the disease. Theoretically, this would wipe out the disease in the area. MDA has been used successfully before. However, skeptics argue that the approach increases the chance of the disease developing drug resistance. Doctors in Kenya welcome the treatment as malaria is a heavy burden on the country’s medical system." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "China Is Leading the Next Step in Fighting Malaria in Africa" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "A startup called New Age Meats allowed a group of journalists and potential investors to taste its farm-free pork sausage. The pictures in the article look delicious, the sausage is actually made from fat and muscle cells generated from a single sample of a live pig named Jessie. A few things are preventing lab grown meat from getting mainstream adoption. Cost is a big one, the first cow cell patty cost $330,000 to produce in 2013, this cost is coming down quickly but it will still be 5-10 years before it is economically viable. Another is that most of these startups (including New Age Meats) are using fetal bovine serum (FBS), a standard and relatively inexpensive lab medium made from the blood of pregnant slaughtered cows to feed their cells. Eventually, the industry wants to move away from using this serum for ethical reasons. Finally, texture can get very complex for things like steak and chicken, it is much easier to mimic the texture of ground meat and sausage, doing steak or chicken could require much more advanced techniques." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "We tasted the first lab-grown sausage made without slaughtering any animals - here's what it was like" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "This website features a course that covers the fundamentals of Progressive Web App development. It covers what PWAs are, how to create one or upgrade existing web content, and how to create an offline, installable app. Each module in the course includes interactive demos and self-assessments. The demos work on mobile, tablet, and PC." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "Learn PWA" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "Stack Overflow conducts an annual survey to help improve its community and platform. This year, the survey revealed a significant evolution in how developers self-educate, with online resources like videos and blogs more popular than books and schools combined for those under 18. More than half of respondents had been coding for less than a decade, with 35 percent having less than five years in the trade. This page contains the full results of the survey, which covered topics like the most popular technologies, the top paying technologies, employment and salary information, and much more." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "Stack Overflow Developer Survey 2021" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "Graham Lee reflects on the challenges he faced while teaching a four-day course introducing software engineering for the first time. Lee was too comfortable with tools that beginners would find daunting, for example, the command line. He found he needed to be more specific and focus on what needed to be taught. There were many things he felt he didn’t have time to teach, while other topics he felt like he shouldn’t have introduced. Overall, there needs to be a balance between introducing information and demonstrating the value of the information that is taught." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "The challenges of teaching software engineering" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "A group of stingless bees are known to eat meat from carcasses in tropical rainforests. These vulture bees consume flesh on-site, storing a kind of meat slurry in their crops to bring back to the hive. The slurry is converted into another substance at the hive and stored in wax pots. Scientists studying the gut biome of the bees found that it contained bacteria similar to those found in vultures, hyenas, and other carrion feeders. These bacteria likely help protect the bees from pathogens in the carrion." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "Carnivorous “vulture bees” have acidic microbiomes to better digest their carrion" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "Google has recently faced many employee protests in its offices across the globe, with employees disagreeing with the company’s handling of sexual harassment within the business. While working at the tech giant may seem like a dream, many employees are starting to see issues with the company’s growing power and reach. Employees previously were able to suggest changes for the company, but the power structure has changed and more decisions are now made ‘from the top’. After the initial protests, many employees believed they experienced retaliation by the company. Employees continue to rally against Google in order to bring about a change in the company’s culture." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "Inside Google's Civil War" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "A machine built by researchers in Zurich can keep human livers alive outside of the body for an entire week. Until now, livers could only be kept alive outside of the body for 12 hours. Livers kept alive inside the machine can regenerate. In trials, six out of ten livers deemed unsuitable for transplant were able to recover to full functionality within one week of being hooked up to the machine. The ability to regenerate livers so they are suitable for transplant is a huge moment in medical history. Liver4Life was developed over four years, and it mimics body processes such as circulation, blood filtering, and movement." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "Scientists Build Machine That Keeps Human Livers Functioning outside of the Body for 1 Week" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "Scientists have documented multiple occurrences of octopuses punching fish. It seems that the octopuses primarily do it for practical reasons, such as banishing a fish from a hunting group, but sometimes there appeared to be no immediate benefit to the behavior. Octopus and fish sometimes hunt together, sharing the spoils. Several videos of octopuses punching fish are available in the article." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "Octopuses Like to Punch Fish, New Research Suggests" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "Scientists at New York University, in collaboration with a team in Roverto, Italy, were able to make genetically modified mice smell artificial scents by activating special light-sensitive olfactory neurons with light. Individual smells are processed by receptors and then passed to specific regions of the brain for processing. To understand or replicate a smell, scientists had to figure out the essential bits of data that were being transmitted from the nose to the brain. Using a special tool that can send out different combinations of light, the scientists could generate different combinations of smells for the mice. The mice in the study were trained to perform an action when they detected a specific smell." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "A Highway to Smell: How Scientists Used Light to Incept Smell in Mice" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "Are you a maker of cool stuff that doesn’t fit neatly into a 3-word job title? Polywork is the place to show the world what you can do.At Polywork you can build a page to showcase all the things you do (including that awesome side project you’ve been working on after hours), connect with like-minded individuals, get feedback, join a brainstorming session, or even find your next angel investor.Join Polywork for free to find your people and collaborate" }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "Polywork lets you connect with people based on real projects and interests, not job titles" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "Solar Orbiter, ESA and NASA's new Sun-observing mission, has discovered omnipresent miniature solar flares near the surface of the star. The discovery was made with one of the first images received from Solar Orbiter, demonstrating the enormous potential for the mission. Solar Orbiter carries six telescopes to image the Sun and its surroundings and four instruments that monitor the environment around the spacecraft. The images, taken 77 million km away from the Sun, are available in the article." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "Solar Orbiter’s first images reveal ‘campfires’ on the Sun" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "React Hook Form makes it super easy to integrate and create forms that are fast performing and compact. A live demo is available. There is also a form builder to create custom forms for testing." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "React Hook Form" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "A nuclear yield of more than 1.3 megajoules was achieved in August 2021. The results of the experiment were published in three peer-reviewed papers exactly one year later. The experiment establishes that fusion ignition in the lab is possible. The researchers have not been able to recreate the same level of fusion yield since." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "Breakthrough in nuclear fusion energy: Ignition confirmed in record 1.3 megajoule shot" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "Lofi is an app that creates a ‘mini-mode’ for the Spotify Desktop app. It displays album art and also has control features, such as play, pause, skip, and rewind. Lofi does not replace the Spotify Desktop app but instead works alongside it." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "Lofi: a tiny Spotify player" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "Boston Dynamics' Stretch robot is designed to move heavy boxes just as fast as an experienced warehouse worker, all day long. The robot can transfer boxes that weigh as much as 50 pounds from the back of a truck to a conveyor belt at a rate of 800 boxes per hour. It can also unload boxes from pallets, put boxes on shelves, build orders out of multiple boxes from different places in a warehouse, and load boxes onto trucks. Human workers will still be required to monitor the robot and to handle other more nuanced parts of the job. Stretch will start shipping to customers in 2022." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "A Robot for the Worst Job in the Warehouse" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "Scientists from China have developed an AI system that can monitor and care for embryos as they grow inside artificial wombs. It has already been used to care for a number of animal embryos. Experimentation on human embryos is forbidden under international law, but the scientists claim that the system would be safer than natural childbearing. Despite its potential ethical issues, the technology could one day help couples that are struggling to have children finally become parents." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "Chinese Scientists Create System to Care For Embryos in Artificial Womb" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "Phosphine is a chemical that can only be produced in extreme environments, such as in the depths of Jupiter or Saturn, through organic processes, such as the decaying organic matter, or through synthesis by humans. Traces of Phosphine were discovered in the atmosphere of Venus. Scientists have investigated other possibilities for where the molecules originated but it is likely the molecules come from organisms living in the planet's atmosphere. A 2-minute video is available in the thread that explains the discovery in detail." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "Signs of Life discovered on Venus and atmosphere" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "Samsung accidentally revealed the Galaxy S20 through a set of marketing images posted on one of Samsung's online stores in a European country. The posts were quickly removed but they confirmed a few details about the new phone, including its Galaxy S20 name, a hole-punch selfie camera, and a tall camera bump. A new gray case with LEDs similar to the LED case for the Galaxy S10 was also included in the leak. Samsung's Unpacked event is on February 11 and it is expected that Samsung will be revealing three variants of the S20 and a new vertically folding phone." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "Samsung leaks images of its new Galaxy S20" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "Acoustic Hailing and Disruption (AHAD) is a weapon invented by the US Navy designed to stop people from talking. It records speech and instantly broadcasts it at a target, disrupting a target's concentration and discouraging them from continuing to speak. The broadcasted sound is in a narrow beam and directed so only the speaker can hear it. It makes a noticeable change in behavior in the target and will likely be confusing to anyone listening to the target person. The system can also project sound onto surfaces so that audio appears to come from the target." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "A New Navy Weapon Actually Stops You From Talking" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "Wordle is an online game that became popular in late 2021. It can only be played once a day and everybody plays the same daily puzzle. In the game, players are allowed six chances to guess a random five-letter word. Players are given colored hints on which letters the word may contain after every guess. Users can share their results, making the game a social experience. Wordle was created by the same person who created Place, a collaborative art project/social experiment that was popular in 2017." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "Wordle: The wildly popular word game explained" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "Epic has just released its first look at Unreal Engine 5. It is an attempt at achieving photorealism on par with movie CG and real life while still being accessible to development teams of all sizes. A 9-minute demo video is available. Two core new technologies, Nanite and Lumen, will debut in Unreal Engine 5. Nanite allows artists to create as much geometric detail as the eye can see. Lumens is a fully global illumination system that can render diffuse interreflection with infinite bounces and indirect specular reflections in environments at scales ranging from millimeters to kilometers. Artists will be able to move a light inside the Unreal Editor and have it look exactly the same as the game when it is run on console. Unreal Engine 5 will be available in preview in early 2021, with a full release late in 2021. Games developed using Unreal Engine will now have their royalties waived on the first $1 million in-game revenue. The new Unreal Engine license terms are retroactive to January 1, 2020." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "A first look at Unreal Engine 5" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "Uber Eats will roll out a feature starting October 1 that will allow people in Los Angeles, San Diego, and West Palm Beach to order seasonal items, starting with Halloween-themed items. After Halloween, the service will offer delivery for Christmas items, and then rotate seasonally. The holiday shop can be accessed by entering a ghost or pumpkin emoji in the search bar on the Uber Eats app. Uber Pass and Eats Pass holders will have their delivery fees waived on eligible orders over $15." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "Uber will now deliver pumpkins, carving kits, and other seasonal items to your door" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "The president and head of Samsung's Mobile Experience Business believes that folding phones are the future. Foldable devices are making more sense as phones are getting larger. The Samsung team is bullish on designs that can be closed with the flick of a wrist. While foldable phones were a novelty when they first came out, they are now the preferred choice for millions." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "Samsung says people prefer flip-phone-style foldable smartphones" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "Internal struggles within HQ Trivia have seen the third most popular game on the App Store in 2018 drop out of the top 1,500 games within a year. The management of the company had always been questionable, with many controversies over the various CEOs’ behaviors. While the company had been successfully funded multiple times, it has been spending the money at an extremely fast and unsustainable rate. Investors are now reluctant to continue funding, despite HQ trying out new apps and formats." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "Mutiny at HQ Trivia fails to oust CEO" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "Nine years after hundreds of thousands of people fled the area, nature has started to reclaim the space around Fukushima in Japan. In recent years, many evacuation orders have lifted and people have started to return to the area. Monkeys had moved into the area after the disaster as gardens were still growing and provided plentiful food. The monkeys have gotten comfortable with people, and are becoming a problem as only older residents are moving back and they can't manage the monkeys without backup. The local government has provided fireworks for residents as an aid. Locals have to sign an agreement that they will not hurt any animals with them. The fireworks are designed to emit a loud noise to scare away the monkeys." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "In Rural Fukushima, 'The Border Between Monkeys And Humans Has Blurred'" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "Robots that have pet-like characters have seen huge demand in Japan as people seek solace during isolation. A range of robots are available that can chat to their owners and perform other functions, like acting as an answering machine. The robots do not come cheap, with some models going for over $2,500. Images of a few companion robots are available in the article." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "Hi, Robot: Japan's android pets ease virus isolation" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "Facebook and Ray-Ban's Wayfarer Stories smart glasses are now available for purchase in the US, UK, Italy, Australia, Ireland, and Canada. The $299 glasses can record photos and 30-second videos via dual 5-megapixel cameras, play open-air sound without headphones, and take calls. Photos and videos can be shared with a companion smartphone app. Wayfarer Stories come in several styles and colors and can be made as sunglasses or with untinted, prescription, or progressive lenses. The glasses will only have a couple of hours of battery life, but its included charging case will provide roughly a day of use." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "Facebook, Ray-Ban debut picture-taking smart glasses" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "Tech Incubator YCombinator has announced that it will be accepting Early Decision applicants (like colleges) where you can apply early in the fall for entrance into next summer's batch of startups. This is designed with undergrads, grad students and postdocs in mind as they commonly decide what to do next year early in the fall, but the application is open to anyone." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "Early Decision" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "Google workers from 10 countries have united to form the Alpha Global coalition. The coalition's focus is on getting Google to change some of its ethically questionable business practices. It also aims to strengthen the workplace rights of Google employees. Alpha Global acknowledges the many things that Google has brought to the tech industry, but says that it also created many inequalities. Worker action has forced Google to change in the past. The union does not have a legal agreement with Google yet, so the tech giant is not bound to any of its demands. This can change if the union gains political support or if Google voluntarily chooses to acknowledge it." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "Google workers in 10 countries just formed a global union to keep Alphabet in check" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "Netflix is testing a new feed on its iOS app designed for kids. Kids Clips will use a similar interface to TikTok and show short clips from Netflix's library of children's content. The amount of clips users are able to watch is limited to up to 20 clips in a single sitting. Netflix considers TikTok a major competitor, so the new feature is likely aimed at stealing time away from the service. The feature is launching this week in the US, Canada, Australia, Ireland, and Spanish-speaking Latin America." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "Netflix tests a TikTok-style feed for kids" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "Sheryl Sandberg is stepping down from her role as Chief Operating Officer at Meta. Sandberg joined Facebook in 2008 and helped turn the company into an advertising juggernaut. Javier Olivan will take over as COO this fall. Sandberg will now be able to focus more on her philanthropic work. She will continue to serve on Meta's board of directors." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "Facebook COO Sheryl Sandberg says she is stepping down" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "Researchers at Yale University's Social Robotics Lab investigated whether dogs see robots more like humans or more like an object. In the study, the dogs were observed while taking instructions from robots with humanoid forms and from loudspeakers. It found that dogs seemed to respond to the robots, but further investigation was needed to find out what exactly the dogs were responding to. A one-minute video is available showing the conditions of the experiment." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "Dogs Obey Commands Given by Social Robots" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "Microsoft has announced the Surface Laptop Studio, a totally redesigned flagship laptop with a display that pulls forward to transform it into a tablet. The 14.4-inch display supports up to 120Hz and Dolby Vision. It sits on a flexible hinge that allows the laptop to transition between three modes: laptop, stage, and studio. The Surface Laptop Studio will ship on October 5 with prices starting at $1,599.99. More details about the device are available in the article." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "Surface Laptop Studio is Microsoft’s new powerful flagship laptop" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "Tailscale is the easiest way to use WireGuard with two-factor authentication. Get started in less than 5 minutes, our free plan is free forever. Learn more." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "WireGuard and Two-Factor Authentication" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "This article follows a software engineering student's attempt at training a more efficient version of the 124M parameter version of GPT-2. The resulting model didn't perform as well as GPT-2. There were some restrictions in the research. The article contains a detailed writeup of the experiment, with a focus on the lessons learned along the way." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "Algpt2 Part 2" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "Scaling a single Kubernetes cluster to 7,500 nodes is rarely done, but the team at OpenAI did so using a simple infrastructure that allowed its machine learning research team to move faster and scale up without changing their code. This post details how the team upgraded its infrastructure, summarizing the lessons learned along the way. OpenAI's needs and resources can be pretty different from other companies, so the solutions might not apply to everyone." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "Scaling Kubernetes to 7,500 Nodes" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "Staff at Peloton warehouses noticed that rust was building up on some exercise machines in September last year. The rust did not affect the product's integrity, so the company attempted to conceal the corrosion and sent the machines to customers. The issue affected at least 6,000 bikes. Rust is not covered under Peloton's warranty, so customers were denied replacements when they complained. Peloton has since stated that they will replace rusted machines." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "Inside “Project Tinman”: Peloton’s plan to conceal rust in its exercise bikes" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "Belgium's government IT network was targeted by a massive distributed denial of service attack, knocking most of its internal systems and public-facing websites offline. The attack, which focused on Belnet, a government-funded ISP, impacted the activities of more than 200 Belgian government organizations. Parliament and other government activities were also disrupted. The attack started around the same time that a committee was supposed to hear testimony from a survivor of China's Uyghur forced labor camps. No one has attributed the ongoing attack to any particular entity yet." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "Belgium’s government network goes down after massive DDoS attack" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "Haidilao, a Chinese hotpot chain, opened the world's first fully automated restaurant on Sunday. Robots will take orders, prepare food, and deliver it to customers. There's an automated restaurant in the US as well, in Boston 4 MIT grads have created a mostly automated kitchen at Spyce, a fast casual restaurant that serves meals for $7.50 and has them ready within 3 minutes. Humans are still required for putting the final garnishes on food. There's a video in the article giving a tour of Spyce's automated system of kiosks and woks used to automate delicious asian fusion looking food." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "First Restaurant With Fully Automated Kitchen Opens In Beijing" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "This repository contains a collection of modern alternatives to common Unix commands. There is a screenshot or GIF demo for each tool, as well as a short description of what the tool does." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "Modern Unix" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "A hotel in the Japanese city of Fukuoka allows guests to have the option of paying around $1 per night if they agree to have their entire stay live-streamed. The stream is video-only, so guests will have privacy in their conversations or phone calls. Guests can turn the lights off, and the bathroom area is out of camera range. There have been four guests who have taken up the offer so far, and the hotel's YouTube channel has now passed 1,000 subscribers. The channel will be monetized once it accumulates more than 4,000 view hours. When the room is vacant or not streaming, the owner will post a live stream of himself working in the office. Fukuoka is one of CNN Travel's must-visit destinations for 2019. The city is known for its incredible food." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "This Japanese hotel room costs $1 a night. The catch? You have to livestream your stay" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "Facebook Gaming is introducing a new feature that lets viewers hop into game streams with their favorite gaming personalities. Viewers can now click a button to open games and join streamers in multiplayer mode for a small selection of games. Streamers can control who can use the feature, allowing them to limit its use to their most dedicated supporters. Facebook Gaming will give 100 percent of revenue to creators until 2022. The platform is still small, but its emphasis on mobile-friendly games could attract viewers who are unlikely to find themselves on Twitch." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "Facebook Gaming wants viewers to hop into the game with their favorite streamers" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "Apple has hired Luigi Taraborrelli, a 20-year veteran of Lamborghini, to help lead the design of its vehicle. Taraborrelli oversaw chassis and vehicle dynamics engineering at Lamborghini. He has helped lead the design of many vehicle components. Apple has been rumored to be working on an electric vehicle since 2014 and it aims to begin mass production by 2025. The project has faced many challenges, so the launch timeframe may continue to be pushed back." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "Apple Hires Former Lamborghini Executive to Help Lead Design of Electric Vehicle" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "Amazon Flex hirings and firings are all handled by software, with minimal intervention by humans. Many workers are reporting that they are being fired for reasons outside of their control. The reasons that Amazon gives for the firings often don't match the true reason for the termination. Executives at Amazon are apparently aware of the faults in the system but they are unconcerned as long as there are sufficient numbers of replacements for those who are mistakenly terminated. The Flex app was downloaded 200,000 times in May." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "Amazon is using algorithms with little human intervention to fire Flex workers" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "Tesla is building its first Supercharger V4 station in Arizona. The plans for the station include a Megapack and solar array. Each Megapack can hold enough charge for 40 Tesla vehicles. The station will have 40 stalls, including one for vehicles towing a trailer. A blueprint of the station is available in the article." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "Tesla’s first Supercharger V4 station with Megapack and solar gives a glimpse at the future" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "AT&T will discontinue their $40 per month DirecTV Now streaming video plan and replace it with two new options, a $50 per month and a $70 per month plan. These new options will include an HBO subscription, which was previously a $5 add-on to the old plan. The Department of Justice had previously sued to prevent the merger between AT&T and Time Warner, claiming that it would create price increases, but AT&T repeatedly denied these claims. AT&T has fallen into a lot of debt due to the merger, and the price increases are an attempt to alleviate some of the pressure. Experts say the strategy will not work as they were losing subscribers due to previous price increases already, and the new hikes will only encourage subscribers to use other, cheaper services." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "AT&T Jacks Up TV Prices Again After Merger, Despite Promising That Wouldn’t Happen" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "The pandemic has caused hairlines to recede faster than usual through both stress and the aftereffects of Covid-19. dNovo, a biotech startup, claims that it can create new hair using customized stem cells produced from a few drops of blood. The cells are reportedly able to evade immune responses and avoid rejection. Once implanted, the cells take around one to three months before starting to grow hair. The technology is still years away from being ready for humans, but it has shown promising results with mice." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "Hope for your hairline may be coming as biotech startups try to reverse balding" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "Reddit has started the process of going public by filing a confidential S-1 with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The company has been rumored to be considering an IPO for some time. It made $100 million in ad revenue in the second quarter of 2021, an almost 200 percent increase from last year. Reddit plans to double its staff by the end of 2021 to around 1,400 employees. The site has around 52 million daily users with more than 100,000 active subreddits." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "Reddit files to take the company public" } ]
[ { "role": "user", "content": "Quantum entanglement is a phenomenon where two particles are inextricably linked across space and time. An engineer from MIT demonstrated in 2008 that it was possible to illuminate objects using barely any photons using features of quantum entanglement. Researchers have recently developed a working prototype of a quantum radar. It works on the same principle as a normal radar except is uses pairs of entangled photons rather than sending out radio waves to scan an area. One photon is sent towards an object while another photon remains in the device to be monitored. The method is less affected by background radiation noise compared to conventional radar." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "Physicists Just Built The First Working Prototype Of A 'Quantum Radar'" } ]

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